Monkey On My Back

  Woe is me
  Well I been dyin'
  Got to get that monkey off my back

  huh hah huh hah hah hah hah
  whaaa wha wha wha

THE FORTUNE TELLER LOOKED INTO MY EYEBALLS
THE WRINKLES ON HER FACE ABOUT TO CRACK
SHE SAID YOU BEST BELIEVE IT
YOU AIN'T GOIN' NO WHERE
UNLESS YOU GIT THAT MONKEY OFF YOUR BACK
  I don't have another
  yee hoo yeah

WELL I MADE BELIEVE THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT-AUH
I WAS THE EVIL LEADER OF THE PACK
YOU BEST BELIEVE I HAD IT ALL AND THEN I BLEW IT
FEEDIN' THAT FUCKIN' MONKEY ON MY BACK
  oooh
  just get off it

AAH IF YOU PUT IT IN A SCOOP AN' I WOULD BOOT IT
SOME KING WHO'S MENTAL HOUSE WAS JUST A SHACK
WHERE DO YOU DRAW THE LINE
WHEN ALL YOUR FRIENDS ARE DYIN'
YOU GOT TO GET THAT MONKEY OFF YOUR BACK
UH UH UH UH AH AH AH
  aaaoow yow yow ow
  w-w-w-w-k-k-k-kow

THE CRYSTAL BALL IS WHERE YOU CHASE
THE DRAGON-AUH
SHE SAID NOW A-BRING ME HOME HIS HEAD
INSIDE A SACK
  he-ha
BUT NOW YA FIND YOUR CRYSTAL BALLS
ARE DRAGGIN'-AUH
I-I-I GOT TO GET THAT MONKEY OFF YOUR BACK
  aaah wa-ya-k-k-k-k-kow
  oow-k-k-k-k-kow
  Ah yeaaah yeah-yeah-yeah-yeaaah
  ev'ry time I do her